Noise Levels in Disston Heights, St. Petersburg, FL | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
51 dBA
Average noise across Disston Heights
Quiet office to normal conversation
1,228
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
23% of Disston Heights residents
62 dBA
Loudest residential point
Busy restaurant
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Disston Heights at 100-meter resolution, combining road, aviation, and rail sources. Green areas measure below 45 dBA. Orange and red exceed the EPA's 55 dBA outdoor threshold linked to long-term health effects. Use the layer toggles to view each source on its own or all together.
What the numbers sound like
- 30 dBAWhisper
- 40 dBASoft rainfall
- 45 dBAQuiet suburban street at night
- 50 dBAQuiet office
- 55 dBAEPA outdoor threshold: light traffic 100 ft away
- 60 dBANormal conversation an arm's length away
- 65 dBABusy restaurant
- 70 dBAHighway traffic 50 ft away
- 80 dBACity bus interior
Population Above the EPA Outdoor Threshold
The EPA's 55 dBA outdoor reference level is a common benchmark for residential noise exposure, especially for activity interference, annoyance, and long-term community noise concerns. About 1,228 Disston Heights residents, or 22.9%, live above that level. By land area, 22.4% of Disston Heights is above 55 dBA.
77.6% below 55 dBA
22.4% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Disston Heights compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Disston Heights
Average noise levels for Disston Heights residents, grouped by direction from the center of Disston Heights. Western Disston Heights carries the highest population-weighted average; Southern Disston Heights carries the lowest. Just 8% of residents in Southern Disston Heights live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a third of the share in Western Disston Heights.
Central Disston Heights
51.1 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Disston Heights
50.8 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
Northern Disston Heights
50.3 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
Southern Disston Heights
49.7 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Western Disston Heights
52.2 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Western Disston Heights sounds about 19% louder than Southern Disston Heights to the human ear, a 2.5 dBA gap. Every 10 dBA roughly doubles perceived loudness. Within any of these directions, two homes a quarter mile apart can still differ by 10 or more dBA depending on how close they sit to a major highway.
How far back from 22ND Ave N do you need to be?
22ND Ave N produces an estimated 56 dBA at its loudest centerline points. Noise drops logarithmically with distance, with the exact rate depending on what's between you and the road. Tree cover, walls, terrain, and pavement type all matter. At roughly a quarter mile back, traffic fades into the noise level of a soft rainfall.
At source
56 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
165 ft
44 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
330 ft
36 dBA
Soft rainfall
660 ft
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 11% of Disston Heights sits under tree canopy (lighter than most neighborhoods) and roughly 44% is impervious surface like pavement and rooftops. Both are folded into the per-place decay rate above. Heavier canopy pulls noise down faster with distance; impervious surfaces slow the drop.
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Airport Noise
St Pete-Clearwater International (PIE) sits north of Disston Heights. The U.S. Department of Transportation models aviation noise around this airport from federal traffic data, and the model uses those federal measurements rather than synthetic predictions.
Blocks under the approach and departure paths carry combined road-plus-aviation noise, with some exceeding 55 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Disston Heights, particularly to the south, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Disston Heights
The bar chart below shows the share of Disston Heights residents in each noise band. About 86% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 0% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Disston Heights Compares
Disston Heights sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how Disston Heights's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Central Oak Park, Childs Park, Euclid-St Paul, and Pasadena Bear Creek Estates.
Average noise level (dBA)
Disston Heights's 51.1 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. Florida as a whole averages 51.6 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Disston Heights because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 22.9% of Disston Heights residents live in blocks where outdoor levels exceed the EPA's 55 dBA threshold. That's in the middle of its peer group. Measured by land area instead, 22.4% of Disston Heights's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Florida average of 31.8% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Disston Heights
- Distance from highways matters more than the neighborhood name. Two homes in the same zip code can differ by 20 dBA if one sits 100 meters from 22ND Ave N and the other 500 meters away. The model captures this at 100-meter resolution, so noise exposure changes block by block.
- Tree canopy can help reduce modeled noise exposure. Roughly 11% of Disston Heights is under tree cover (lighter than most neighborhoods), and the dominant land cover is low-intensity developed land. Both are measured from federal USDA Forest Service and USGS satellite imagery at 30-meter resolution. Streets with 60% or higher canopy show 3 to 5 dBA lower noise than comparable streets with bare ground or pavement, which is why the per-place decay rate above already accounts for it.
- Airport noise is directional. St Pete-Clearwater International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the north. Neighborhoods to the south of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
